Mark Carney has set June 2027 as the deadline to make Canada the European Union’s first-ever “associate member”. The category, which has no precedent, has been fiercely opposed by Germany.
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/30/canada-aims-to-become-eus-first-associate-member-by-june-2027-carney-says
Eh i figured it was clear from context. The EU and Canada have announced a huge agreement on closer association and what is basically associate membership open for all applicants under a different name.
See also the edit to the other comment
That’s nice, hope it will work out
Here are more details about the new alliance between Canada and the EU (that, is, as @GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip has already said, open for everyone else). It contains many good points imho.